“WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles” takes place Aug. 9 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event features 10 bouts, four of which air on Versus.

The WEC confirmed that Osawa, who debuted with the WEC in 2008, was forced off the card with a foot injury, though the extent of the injury was not disclosed. Hosman, 10-1 in his past 11 fights, will make his WEC debut as his replacement.

WEC 42 features a title fight between bantamweight champion Miguel Torres and top contender Brian Bowles. The full WEC 42 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

Champ Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles (for WEC bantamweight title)

Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz

Danny Castillo vs. Ricardo Lamas

Jeff Curran vs. Takeya Mizugaki

PRELIMINARY CARD

Leonard Garcia vs. Jameel Massouh

Fredson Paixao vs. Cole Province

Marcus Hicks and Shane Roller

Phil Cardella vs. Ed Ratcliff

John Hosman vs. Rani Yayha

Rafael Dias vs. Diego Nunes

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